the three museums where it is to be found. 20 The zones of the pileus are 

 sometimes (in the type specimen) colored with different shades of brown. The 

 pores of the type were crenate, but that was only an accidental character of 

 this particular specimen. The pores vary in size, as shown in our figures. 



Fig 295 

 Hexagona Pobeguini. 



HEXAGONA NIAM-NIAMEXSIS (Fig. 296). Pileus smooth, 

 unicolorous, with narrow zones. As to surface it much resembles 

 Hexagona tenuis. Context ferruginous. Pores medium, about 4 to 

 cm., regular, with thin hexagonal walls, l / 2 cm. deep. They have no 

 evident setae and some of them (not all) are glaucous. 



This is known from a single specimen (Fig. 296) from Africa at Berlin. 

 The specific name, while alleged to be Latin, is more probably from an 

 Ethiopian dialect. It is a terrible misfortune for a plant to have to bear such 

 a name as that. 



20 In a case of this kind we are very much disposed to take the best name, as we 

 lieve plants should be given decent names'. Where a poor plant has had the misfortune 

 be named Pobeguini, Stuhlmanni, and Welwitschii, there is not much choice. 



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